My dad's family was like your husband's family Christina. My dad's mother was sick and my mum told them to get her to the doctor. But she refused to go and she died. I never knew her. But still all my life my parents argued over going to the doctor. My mum dragged dad to the doctor but he wouldn't admit anything was wrong. He developed vision problems and kept quiet about it for months, and he was a truck driver! Finally he admitted he couldn't see well and went to the doctor but it was too late, he was legally blind. I trend that way too even tho I know better. Drives mum mad that I haven't been to the doctor already.